Wheat cultivation in the Rabi season has increased by 2.5% to 312.28 lakh hectares (lh) due to stable prices and farmers’ appetite for government incentives. However, the area under oilseeds and pulses has declined, as a result of increased imports and falling market prices, putting India’s hopes of self-sufficiency at risk. Wheat’s strong market performance…
The Indian government has raised minimum support prices (MSP) for seven rabi crops for the 2025-26 marketing season, with mustard and rapeseed being the most affected. The increase is expected to ensure remunerative prices for farmers and encourage crop diversification. Wheat’s MSP has been raised by Rs 150 per quintal. To reduce import dependence on…
The government has started buying oilseeds from farmers through MSP operations to support prices amidst a decline in mandi prices of mustard. They aim to purchase 2.82 million metric tons of mustard from farmers in major oilseed-producing states over the next three months. In Bharatpur, Rajasthan, the current average price for mustard seed is Rs…
Food grain production in the nation is expected to be roughly 154.19 million tonnes during the kharif season and 155.12 million tonnes during the rabi season in 2023–2024, according to government estimates released on Thursday. The output of Kharif rice is projected to be 111.46 million tonnes, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’…
An all-time high of 13.14 million tonne (MT) of mustard seed is expected to be produced in the 2023–24 season thanks to record sowing this season, which will increase domestic edible oil supply. A reassessment of the import tariff relief for food oils such as palm, soybean, and sunflower may be required by this. The…
Major producers of edible oils, including Adani Wilmar and Emami, have started lowering the cost of their most popular products as a way of passing on the benefits of the decline in prices elsewhere to customers. At a meeting with business organisations last week, the food ministry pushed producers to lower costs. The maximum retail…
The price of mustard seeds declined significantly during the last week, dropping by more than 3% to settle at levels of 5368. This was mostly brought on by negative elements such as higher carryforward stock, bumper crops, more arrivals, and higher imports of edible oil. In comparison to the typical level of 1.5–1.8 MMT, the…
The unseasonal rainfall has harmed the crops, therefore prices of basic necessities like wheat, jeera, chana, and various fruits and vegetables are anticipated to rise. Unseasonal rains are predicted to raise the costs of goods that are in limited supply and lower the returns for farmers in the case of perishable goods and areas where…
The Solvent Extractors’ Association (SEA) of India predicts that the production of the rapeseedmustard crop will be around 115.25 lakh tonnes (lt) in 2022-23. In 2021–2022, SEA anticipated that the crop would be 110 lt. On announcing the all-India estimate for the rapeseed-mustard crop in 2022–2023, SEA stated that India is on track to produce…
India’s Solvent Extractors’ Association (SEA) has asked the Center to intervene quickly to stop the decline in mustard prices below the MSP (minimum support price). Ajay Jhunjhunwala, the president of SEA, claimed in a letter to the Centre that mustard prices have fallen below the MSP of $5,450 per quintal. A further decrease in costs…
